🍂 Fall 2026 — Zone 3a Planting Guide
Here's everything you can plant during Fall 2026 in USDA Zone 3a. With a last frost around May 15 and first frost around September 15, you have a 123-day growing season to work with.
There are 68 planting activities across September, October, November.
Harvest This Fall
| Plant | Type | When | Days to Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn Squash | Vegetable | 80–100 | |
| Alpine Strawberries | Fruit | 90–180 | |
| Amaranth | Vegetable | 90–120 | |
| Bee Balm | Herb | 90–120 | |
| Belgian Endive | Vegetable | 110–150 | |
| Black Beans | Vegetable | 90–120 | |
| Brussels Sprouts | Vegetable | 90–130 | |
| Butternut Squash | Vegetable | 85–110 | |
| Cabbage | Vegetable | 60–100 | |
| Catnip | Herb | 60–80 | |
| Cauliflower | Vegetable | 55–100 | |
| Celeriac | Vegetable | 100–120 | |
| Celery | Vegetable | 80–120 | |
| Chamomile | Herb | 60–90 | |
| Chickpeas | Vegetable | 80–110 | |
| Chives | Herb | 60–90 | |
| Collard Greens | Vegetable | 55–75 | |
| Comfrey | Herb | 60–90 | |
| Corn | Vegetable | 60–100 | |
| Cucumber | Vegetable | 50–70 | |
| Delicata Squash | Vegetable | 80–100 | |
| Echinacea | Herb | 120–180 | |
| Edamame | Vegetable | 75–100 | |
| Fava Beans | Vegetable | 75–100 | |
| Garlic Chives | Herb | 60–90 | |
| Green Beans | Vegetable | 50–65 | |
| Horehound | Herb | 75–90 | |
| Hubbard Squash | Vegetable | 100–120 | |
| Hyssop | Herb | 70–90 | |
| Kabocha | Vegetable | 85–100 | |
| Kale | Vegetable | 50–70 | |
| Kidney Beans | Vegetable | 85–110 | |
| Leeks | Vegetable | 90–150 | |
| Lemon Balm | Herb | 60–70 | |
| Lentils | Vegetable | 80–110 | |
| Lima Beans | Vegetable | 60–90 | |
| Lovage | Herb | 70–90 | |
| Mint | Herb | 60–90 | |
| Onion | Vegetable | 90–120 | |
| Parsley | Herb | 60–80 | |
| Parsnip | Vegetable | 100–130 | |
| Peas | Vegetable | 55–70 | |
| Peppers | Vegetable | 60–90 | |
| Pole Beans | Vegetable | 55–70 | |
| Potatoes | Vegetable | 70–120 | |
| Pumpkin | Vegetable | 85–120 | |
| Romanesco | Vegetable | 75–100 | |
| Rutabaga | Vegetable | 80–100 | |
| Salsify | Vegetable | 100–130 | |
| Savoy Cabbage | Vegetable | 70–110 | |
| Scarlet Runner Beans | Vegetable | 60–80 | |
| Shiso | Vegetable | 50–70 | |
| Snap Peas | Vegetable | 55–70 | |
| Snow Peas | Vegetable | 50–65 | |
| Soybeans | Vegetable | 80–120 | |
| Spaghetti Squash | Vegetable | 85–100 | |
| Squash (Summer) | Vegetable | 45–65 | |
| Squash (Winter) | Vegetable | 80–120 | |
| Strawberries | Fruit | 90–365 | |
| Sunchoke | Vegetable | 110–150 | |
| Sunflower | Vegetable | 70–100 | |
| Sweet Corn | Vegetable | 60–90 | |
| Tomatoes | Vegetable | 60–85 | |
| Valerian | Herb | 120–180 | |
| Wax Beans | Vegetable | 50–65 | |
| Yarrow | Herb | 90–120 | |
| Zucchini | Vegetable | 45–60 | |
| Horseradish | Vegetable | 120–180 |
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